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MP HC | Non-filing of certificate under S. 65-B of Evidence Act on an earlier occasion can be excused if it is filed at a later stage during trial

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Dubey, J., upheld the decision of the Trial Court and rejected a petition filed under Section

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Utt HC | ‘Comprehensive policy’ covers liability of insurer for payment of compensation in cases of car accidents; such claims are not barred by S. 167 of MV Act

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. remanded a matter pertaining to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and directed them to decide on

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HP HC | S. 311 CrPC not limited only for benefit of accused; Held, Court is not barred to summon witness merely because evidence supports prosecution case

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. entertained a criminal revision petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of the order

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P&H HC | Bail granted on grounds of parity with co-accused and investigation qua applicant already completed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Manoj Bajaj, J., allowed a regular bail application on the ground that the co-accused was also on

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Jhar HC | Hearing delinquent employee necessary where disciplinary authority defers from finding of enquiry officer

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. quashed the order which inflicted the punishment of non-payment of the salary of petitioner for

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MP HC | Without regularization, held, permanent employees will only receive minimum of the pay-scale but no increments

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., directed the respondents to give the benefits of a classified permanent employee to the petitioner.

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Pat HC | Daughter, solely dependent on her deceased father, granted job on compassionate grounds

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. directed the petitioner to make a representation before the municipal corporation to be considered for appointment

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Utt HC | Voluntarily depriving husband of wife’s company and comfort of matrimonial life amounts to cruelty; Divorce granted

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Narayan Singh Dhanik, JJ. contemplated the special appeals preferred against the judgment

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Ker HC | Chargesheet cannot be quashed prior to the conclusion of departmental enquiry, merely on the ground that facts stated in the charge are erroneous

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of C.T. Ravikumar and V.G. Arun, JJ. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of disciplinary proceedings on

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Guj HC | PIL against slum rehabilitation scheme rejected as it was creating undue hurdle for slum-dwellers

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of S.R. Brahmbhatt and A.P. Thaker, JJ. dismissed a PIL filed by the petitioner. The applicant

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All HC | Conviction for child labour reversed as age of alleged child labourers could not be proved as required by Child Labour Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajeev Misra, J. while allowing the criminal revision set aside the conviction and sentence awarded to the revisionist passed

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Utt HC | Precondition of appeal under CGST Act must be payment of the demanded tax and 10% of the disputed amount

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a special appeal filed against the

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Jhar HC | Recasting of issue after conclusion of trial denied, held it is being done to delay proceedings

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., dismissed the present petition filed by the petitioner and denied the recasting of issues at

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Guj HC | Division Bench upholds Single Bench’s order to allow a student to convert from full-time M.Tech course to part-time course

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of S.R. Brahmbhatt and Dr A.P. Thaker, JJ. did not interfere with the order passed by

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Raj HC | Merely on account of widowhood a candidate cannot be granted benefits for appointment at Elementary Education

Rajasthan High Court: Arun Bhansali, J. disposed of a petition challenging the order of rejection of her candidature for Elementary School. In

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Pat HC | Court reiterates that it has no role to play while investigation by police is still underway

Patna High Court: Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application for the quashing of FIR by the petitioner under Articles 226 and

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P&H HC | Discrimination with regard to pay held is in violation of Arts. 14 & 16; salary & allowances for period of vacations allowed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga J., allowed the application for the payment of the pay and allowances when petitioner was

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Ori HC | Delay in lodging FIR in rape cases cannot be used as a ground against prosecution’s case

Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo, J. dismissed a criminal appeal for the acquittal of the appellant under Section 376 of the Penal

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Guj HC | Unabsorbed depreciation could be carried forward up to maximum period of 8 years from the year in which it was first computed

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and A.C. Rao, JJ. dismissed a tax appeal filed under Section 260-A of

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P&H HC | Reservations to be applied at final stage of selection

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal. J. dismissed the writ petition where the language of the advertisement clearly indicated the instruction